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If you enjoyed 86, these 12 highly rated shows share its themes and story elements. Each pick says what it has in common, so you can choose by what you liked most. Other seasons of the same franchise are left out.

  1. 1Mobile Suit Zeta GundamTV · 1985 · 50 ep. · SunriseIn common: genocide · everybody dies · piloted robot · action · sci-fi7.63/10
  2. 2Poster for PromarePromareMovie · 2019 · TriggerIn common: human experimentation · class struggle · dystopian · action · sci-fi7.84/10
  3. 3Patlabor 2 - The MovieMovie · 1993 · Ashi Productions / Production I.g. / Production ReedIn common: piloted robot · cyberpunk · law and order · action · sci-fi7.73/10
  4. 4Poster for Psycho-Pass Movie 1PSYCHO-PASS The MovieMovie · 2015 · Production I.g.In common: cyberpunk · murder · dystopian · action · sci-fi7.69/10
  5. 5Poster for Code Geass: Fukkatsu no LelouchCode Geass: Fukkatsu no LelouchMovie · 2019 · SunriseIn common: piloted robot · mecha · politics · action · sci-fi7.93/10
  6. 6Poster for Ima, Soko ni Iru BokuNow and Then, Here and ThereTV · 1999 · 13 ep. · Aic / Anime InternationalIn common: genocide · everybody dies · child soldier · action · drama7.67/10
  7. 7Poster for GungraveGungraveTV · 2003 · 26 ep. · MadhouseIn common: human experimentation · everybody dies · body horror · action · sci-fi7.75/10
  8. 8Poster for Koukaku Kidoutai 2.0Ghost In The Shell 2.0Movie · 2008 · Production I.g.In common: cyberpunk · law and order · mecha · action · sci-fi7.93/10
  9. 9Poster for Shinseiki Evangelion Movie: Air/Magokoro wo, Kimi niNeon Genesis Evangelion - The End of EvangelionMovie · 1997 · Gainax / Production I.g.In common: fate worse than death · everybody dies · child soldier · action · drama8.34/10
  10. 10Space Runaway Ideon: Be InvokedMovie · 1982 · SunriseIn common: everybody dies · lost civilization · piloted robot · action · sci-fi7.67/10
  11. 11Poster for Sidonia no Kishi: Ai Tsumugu HoshiKnights of Sidonia: Love Woven in the StarsMovie · 2021 · Polygon PicturesIn common: large-scale war · kids in war · human experimentation · action · drama7.50/10
  12. 12Poster for Evangelion Movie 1: JoEvangelion: 1.0 You Are (Not) AloneMovie · 2007 · Studio KharaIn common: child soldier · dystopian · mecha · action · drama8.02/10
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How we pick: titles are matched on shared story tags and genres from anime-offline-database (ODbL 1.0), weighted toward distinctive themes, and only shows scoring 7.5/10 or higher are included. Generated 2026-11-15.

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